Winter is a great time for planning improvements to your garden with seed, bulb and nursery catalogs arriving in the mail.

Even though we are in the heart of winter and this past week has showed us severe cold, warmth and cold again, we are starting to see signs of spring. We see those signs in the form of seed catalogs.

Winters spent poring over those garden catalogs that have been descending upon your mailbox (and email box as well) to me is ...

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After the holidays, I find it easy to slide into the winter doldrums, as I anticipate the long nippy weeks before the spring.

If you have been at the gardening game for a while, you can still benefit from reviewing seed catalogs. We can learn about new plant varieties that are now available. You have learned your garden ...

If you have been at the gardening game for a while, you can still benefit from reviewing seed catalogs. We can learn about new plant varieties that are now available. You have learned your garden, ...

Yes, there are online catalogs, but there’s something special about sitting down in front of the fireplace in a cozy chair and dreaming about your future garden with a pile of seed catalogs.

It is work, but it’s worth it. Seed catalogs typically have varieties that you can’t find in garden centers or on seed racks. I typically purchase my vegetable garden seeds from catalogs.

For a gardener, this influx can make it the most wonderful time of the year — time to relax in a comfy chair by the fire and create your dream garden. Printed seed catalogs have been around ...

Consider using all the free garden catalogs available now along with their websites as your references. Having a garden plan will save you time, money, and frustration. Focus on the soil.